Word: connection
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...proposal was really, very much similar to what emerged,” said Schrag. “We thought, ‘Look, we really need to connect these different departments, and make a number of appointments, and with that we’ll stimulate a whole research activity and teaching activity that will create excitement here...
Harvard Republican Club president Mark T. Silvestri ’05 said the key part of Mehlman’s address was the foreign policy. “[The U.S.] needs to proactively connect the dots so we prevent another attack within this country, “ Silvestri said...
...society say parents create blogs not simply because the tools are easy and available but also because their blogs are a response to sociological and psychological shifts. In a harried society in which people can barely return calls on their cell phones, blogging offers a quick way to feel connected to a community. "Pregnancy, childbirth and parenting are times of great personal change and uncertainty, and that enhances our desire to reach out," says Mary Chayko, author of Connecting: How We Form Social Bonds and Communities in the Internet Age (SUNY Press; 2002). "Blogging helps parents connect in a convenient...
Parents struggling with a particular issue--an infant who won't sleep or a child with a chronic illness--find blogging especially helpful as an outlet and a way to connect to others who are facing the same problems. "You can find three other moms dealing with gestational diabetes and talk about specific fears and concerns," says Ananda Mitra, an associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University. "It can be incredibly validating and supportive...
...million sites, but by all indications, baby blogs are becoming more common. According to an October 2002 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, parents are more likely to be online than nonparents, and 53% of online parents say the Internet has improved the way they connect with family; 61% say it has boosted relations with friends. At Lycos, which is host to two blog sites, moms are regarded as the future. "The new blogging world skews female," explains Michael Sikillian, marketing manager for Lycos Web Publishing. "One day," he predicts, "every family will have a blog. Instead...